Nominations: Friday, 1 December 1882, Polling: Monday, 4 December 1882
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Burns, John Fitzgerald (Re-elected)
518
75.29
Richardson, William
170
24.71
Formal Votes
688
Informal Votes
19
2.69
Total Votes / Turnout
707
55.49
Source: SMH 5 December 1882, p.7 col.2.
Corrections: The Statistical Register reports 518 persons voting, but looking at the turnout figure, this entry is clearly in error. It may in fact have been the total votes recorded for the winning candidate.